Ninja at the top of the food chain

Chapter 1 Variables
Konoha calendar April 32, 4 years.

It was noon.

On the southeastern border of the Kingdom of Fire, deep in a certain forest.

The battle started quietly here, and then ended quickly.

Trees were broken, pits were sunken in all directions, and the unburned flames brought up bursts of gunpowder smoke.

Several corpses were decapitated, or pierced back and forth with sharp knives, lying quietly on the ground.

These corpses used to be Konoha ninjas. They were ordered to come here to investigate the traces of Mist Ninjas, but they unexpectedly encountered opponents they couldn't deal with.

After a short fight, no one survived.

It's sad, it's cruel, but it's also... normal.

For the entire ninja world, this is just a small microcosm.

The Second Ninja World War - I don't know how many people lost their lives because of this war at the same time.

The annihilation of this ninja team was just another addition to the growing number of casualties.

In this era, death is the most common, and no one will care about those cold numbers, because they are meaningless.

But... not necessarily, perhaps in the eyes of Konoha's senior management, their deaths still have some meaning.

After all, even if no information was sent back, this act itself...is still an important piece of information, at least in terms of the nature of their mission.

Through their sudden loss of contact, the high-level should be able to judge something, draw some conclusions, and finally provide help for decision-making.

As far as the result is concerned, although it is not good, it is acceptable.After all, no one expected much from a group of cannon fodder.

Looking at it from another perspective, they have successfully realized their own life value-making a small contribution to Konoha's victory in this war.

Even if this result they may not be willing to accept.

But again - who cares?Just a bunch of civilian ninjas.

The subsequent plot-recording, archiving, and issuing pensions are just like the one thousand and ten thousand times before.

After all, this is the fate of ninjas.

Originally, things should have ended here, and the world continued to operate as usual.

But an unexpected occurrence makes everything different...

In the quiet dense forest, the fingers of a corpse trembled slightly.

……

Lei Luo lay flat on the cold soil, his sleeping consciousness gradually awakening.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and was about to make a move, but he felt dizzy, his limbs were weak, and his chest felt stabbing pains.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Lei Luo did not dare to act rashly.

He drooped his eyelids again, turned his eyes slightly to look around, and at the same time slowly stretched his hands towards his waist.

Glock 18 fully automatic pistol, 17 rounds of 9mm Parabellum pistol.Facing the unknown situation, this personal weapon that he wears all year round is his only reliance at this time.

Clinker, feel empty.

"Disarmed?"

Lei Luo frowned and turned his attention to the surrounding scene without thinking too much.

"Hmm... It seems like there was a war here?" Seeing no one around, Lei Luo leaned on the ground and sat up slowly.At the same time, doubts arose in his mind.

At the last moment in his memory, he was obviously lying in the dormitory of a certain military base in Africa, ready to sleep.

The security there is strict, and the teammates patrolling around are trustworthy.The main thing is that it is located deep in the Sahara Desert.

How did you come to such a ghostly place when you woke up?
From the desert to the rainforest, the journey is more than ten thousand miles?
"Even if it's a flight, it will take several days. Could it be that someone has been giving me anesthesia along the way?" Lei Luo guessed like this, suddenly feeling a little inexplicable.

Someone robbed him without anyone noticing, um... the next question, what does the other party want to do?
against yourself?Conspiracy?Torture intelligence?

What about the other person?Just leave yourself here?
Or... was there an accident?
When he came back to his senses, looking at the battlefield in front of him, Lei Luo felt extremely weird for a moment.

There is no familiar smell of gunpowder, no scattered shell casings and grenade fragments, and not even bullet holes can be seen in the surrounding trees and rocks.

And most of the traces on the battlefield seemed to be caused by cold weapons?
Temporarily suppressing the doubts in his heart, Lei Luo tried to stand up.Surprisingly, what he thought would take a lot of effort, he did it with ease.

At the same time, when he just woke up, all kinds of discomfort in his body were also rapidly weakening.After a while, he felt himself back to normal.

The moment he got up, the changes in his body gave him an unreal feeling.

"what happened?"

Rolling his eyes in doubt, Lei Luo subconsciously looked at his chest.

A huge gap was across the clothes, about 20 centimeters long, and looked like it was caused by a cold weapon like a machete.Maybe it's been too long, and the blood sticking to it has solidified into jelly.

"This injury looks really scary." Lei Luo gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand tentatively, and slightly opened the tear on the clothes.No blood scabs were seen, and after wiping off the blood stains, the skin was smooth and smooth without scars.

It is worth noting that during the examination, he did not feel pain from touching the skin.

Could it be that the pain when I just woke up was an illusion?
After all, judging from the gaps in the clothes, wounds of this magnitude would not heal in a short while, and it was not certain whether they would survive.

Haven't been hurt at all?

What's with the bloody clothes?

With doubts in mind, he subconsciously touched other parts of his body, wanting to see what else was wrong.

Unexpectedly, the feedback sent back surprised him.

His thighs became thinner, his hair grew longer, and the few scars he had had disappeared... His body changed a lot.

How is this going?Someone tampered with his body?In a way he didn't know?

With a gloomy face, Lei Luo looked at his hands.

Several calluses have disappeared, the knuckles have shrunk a lot, and the skin is a little whiter than before.

I touched my lower body... Fortunately, it's still here.

There were more and more questions, and he couldn't figure out what was going on, so he decided to temporarily turn his attention to other directions.

Lei Luo quickly walked towards the "corpses" lying on the ground. When he pulled over the first guy, his expression changed slightly.

This person's complexion was black and blue, his facial features were bloodstained all over his face, he seemed to be dead.He hastily stretched out his hand to detect the person's breath and pulse, and listened to the heartbeat.

"died?"

Realizing that the situation was not as simple as he thought, he took a more serious inspection attitude.After checking the breath of the remaining few people one by one, he finally felt that something was wrong.

They were all dead, and one guy didn't even have his head left.

Rich experience told him that these corpses were not dummies or props, they were all real people.

Judging from the wounds, they should all be caused by a lunatic with a machete.

Lei Luo had a kind of understanding in a trance-he should have been lying with these people.

If not for some kind of accident.

Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Lei Luo observed these unlucky guys again for a while.

There were three corpses in total, and the clothes on their bodies were very similar to his, including a green vest, blue trousers, and an iron forehead guard on their heads.

Wait, forehead?
Picking up the forehead protector scattered on the ground and carefully studying the leaf symbol on it, Lei Luo felt dizzy for a moment.

Ninja, Chunin suit, Konoha emblem. Is this Naruto?
I... crossed?

At the same time, Lei Luo's sudden awakening seemed to trigger some body mechanism suddenly, and a hidden mental fluctuation burst out of his body suddenly, rushed into his mind, and merged with his soul. one place.

……

This is a memory, which tells the short and ordinary life of a Chunin who just turned 17 years old and named Lei Luo.

And Zu Leiluo, neither those blood-stained ninjas backed by family power, nor a genius with any background background, he is a commoner ninja.

He is like a screw embedded in the huge machine called Konoha Ninja Village. In order to maintain the operation of the village, he, together with thousands of other ninjas, silently gave everything of himself.

And his life experience is similar to other civilian ninjas.

The longing for Hokage in ninja school, the hardships of taking on the mission for the first time after graduation, the envy of witnessing those powerful ninjas, hearing the pain of parents who died on the battlefield, and the expectations of taking care of the young brother...

Life has gradually smoothed the edges and corners of this man. Now he just wants to live a good life, watch his younger brother grow up, and find a more beautiful wife to start a family. It is enough to live his life like this.

It's a pity that the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes, and the trend of the times does not shift according to individual will.

"Information shows that a small group of fog endured activities on our border."

"Their numbers and purpose must be ascertained."

"Hi Zhan is on the front line and won't be able to come back in a short time. Kirigakure has picked a good time."

"Are these bastards trying to start a war?"

The ninja war has just begun, and most of Konoha's ninjas follow Hokage to fight in the Land of Rain, and the internal defense of the Land of Fire is empty.

During this special period, Mist Ninja's small actions successfully stimulated the nerves of Konoha's senior management.

The task was quickly assigned to him.

"Associate with the Leiluo team, the investigation of the southeastern defense line will be handed over to you."

Without any hesitation, he took up the task.Not only because he is willing to pay for his village, but also because it is wartime, and ninjas have no right to refuse recruitment.

He thought that this time it would be the same as usual, just a simple patrol, and Mist Shinobi shouldn't make any big moves at this time.After all, the eyes of the entire ninja world are now on the battlefield of the Land of Rain.

But never expected that death came inadvertently like this.

They ran into Kirigakure's vanguard by chance, and he didn't know the guy in the lead.

But he had heard about that knife.

He soon realizes that he is no match, and that even his chances of escaping his life are slim.

Then...he said that he wanted to die clearly.

The other party fulfilled his wish, first he boasted and introduced himself, and then lazily told him the purpose of Kirinin's actions without caring about the risk of information leakage.

Arrogant and arrogant, this is his first impression of the man Loquat Shizang.He knew that the other party didn't take them seriously at all, and he wasn't afraid that they would leak the information.

After all, dead people can't speak.

Emotions such as tension, anger, and despair flashed through his mind, but he remained silent.

Then, he was attracted by the intelligence that the other party said.

Wuyin Village, the country of water, has always followed the policy of seclusion and isolation. In the tug-of-war with Yinyin Village of the land of soil, it was the first to lose in resource reserves.

The material assistance that the daimyo can provide is limited, and they cannot be exhausted by Iwagakure.

It won't be long before Kirigakure is sure to lose.

However, the third Mizukage who is in power now is a war madman, and he doesn't want to admit defeat just like that.

No resources?Just grab it.

Where are the most resources?Of course it is the rich country of fire.

It happened that Konoha's main force was involved in the Land of Rain, and the internal defense of the Land of Fire was empty, and the domestic combat power was insufficient.Wouldn't it be a waste of this god-given opportunity not to take advantage of the fire to rob?

So, the Mist Ninjas came.

The story ended here, and the subsequent battle process was lacklustre, just a one-sided crush.After all, they are just a combination of a Chunin and three Genin, and the enemy is an elite squad led by one of the famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

The huge gap in strength made it impossible for them to even escape.

When the big beheading knife slaughtered all his teammates one after another and drew it in front of his eyes, he finally realized that his life was about to end.

"It's a pity that the information was not delivered back." When he was dying, what echoed in his heart was regret, reluctance, and nostalgia.

Perhaps, there is also the resentment buried deep in my heart against this war-torn world.

At this moment, the soul that has not fully returned to the pure land, with the last trace of obsession left, chose to merge with the visitor from another world that suddenly appeared.

……

After absorbing Lei Luo's memory, Lei Luo gently rubbed his temples, only to feel that the headache that had just been relieved was about to get worse.

Time travel just happened so suddenly.

The memories lingering in his mind, the strange and familiar scenes, reminded him all the time that all of these are real.

Derived from the instinct of the body, he can clearly perceive the energy called Chakra that wanders in the body.

Height, arm length, shoulder width, waist circumference...

The data that can be measured have also been verified one by one, and the fact is that this is not my original body.

He touched his chest, in this case, there is an explanation for this weird wound - time travel benefits.For example, after successfully time-traveling and resurrecting with full blood?

Taking a deep breath, Lei Luo was a little dazed and at a loss.

He didn't know why his name coincided with this parallel Lei Luo, and he didn't know whether there was some kind of connection between him and the other party.

Was this time-travel scene arranged by some unknown god?Or is it some kind of wonderful phenomenon arising from objective laws that are not understood by human beings?

Although there are many questions, they are destined not to be understood by him now, and he does not intend to think about them any more.

Now, the only thing that is certain is that this place doesn't seem to be safe, and he, Lei Luo, doesn't want to die just after crossing over.

"There are many corpses here, so the possibility of Mist Ninja returning cannot be ruled out." Lei Luo simply sorted out the weapons and supplies obtained from the corpse search, thinking secretly.

The corpse of a ninja is very valuable, whether it is digging information from the brain or using it for ninjutsu research, it is "a lot to do."

Lei Luo didn't think those Mist Ninjas would leave these corpses alone, so they just left.

The opponent should have been busy mopping up other Konoha's teams before, so they didn't care about these.After a while, when the overall situation is settled, someone will definitely come to finish it.

If you are caught in a battle and dragged until masters like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen arrive, you will definitely die.

"The Mist Ninja is the best. With my current strength, I'm probably just a high-level cannon fodder on this battlefield."

"It just so happens that I know the purpose of the Mist Ninja invasion, and I got the information, it should be enough to go back to the business, so hurry up and withdraw."

After making up his mind, Lei Luo stopped procrastinating.

The way of using Chakra flashed through his mind, and Lei Luo tentatively covered Chakra on the soles of his feet, and with a light jump, he crossed a height of two feet and jumped onto the branch of a big tree beside him.

"Chakra, really is a magical power."

The fully fused memory combined with the instinct immersed in the body allows him to easily perform this action.

Standing on a high place, the field of vision immediately widened a lot.

Lei Luo glanced at the spot for the last time, and chose a route to evacuate that avoided the battlefield as much as possible.

The route from the border of the Land of Fire to Konoha was memorized by the predecessors. Although it would be a bit devious to walk this way, it is better to be safe.

Shuttle through the dense woods, relying on physical instinct, Lei Luo flexibly leaped to a high place, tree trunks, branches, and branches, all became the footholds he could stand on.

Enjoying the novel experience of going up and down, at the same time, he is constantly perceiving the manipulable energy contained in his body - Chakra.

In his memory, the various ninjutsu mastered by his predecessor were further sorted out, understood and absorbed by him, and included in his own combat system.

"The former is the three attributes of thunder, fire and earth. In this world, the talent can be said to be quite good. However, this guy doesn't seem to have seriously developed his physical potential, and he hasn't even mastered a ninjutsu that involves nature changes."

"It may be that the family background is average, and you have to take care of your relatives, and you don't have extra resources to learn these things."

Thinking of this, Lei Luo felt strange.

The three attributes... It's a waste of money.

At the same time, his hands kept moving, and the twelve seals were formed one after another.First knot from beginning to end, then in random order, and finally in the order of the ninjutsu he has mastered.

He didn't mobilize Chakra to release ninjutsu. The current action is just to be proficient in the process of seal formation, so as to ensure that there will be no mistakes in this link during the battle.

Before crossing, Lei Luo was a mercenary, or a warrior.

To measure the strength of a fighter, he believes that it is mainly divided into two points: its own quality and external equipment.

During the Second Ninja War, the ninja technology was not developed, which can be seen from the equipment he carried.

Except for the detonating talisman, which is somewhat technical, Kunai and Shuriken are just cold weapons.

Therefore, the ninja duel mainly depends on one's own quality.

The mastery and strength of special abilities such as ninjutsu, taijutsu, illusion, and blood stains are the criteria for measuring a ninja's hard power.

Without the familiar external equipment such as firearms and grenades, Lei Luo could only focus on himself.

Ninjutsu - that's guns.

Chakra - is the ammunition.

And to ensure that every bullet is loaded in the chamber, the safety is pulled, the trigger is pulled, and it is ready to fire at any time... These are his professional habits.

With mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, he requires himself to master ninjutsu, a newly acquired weapon, in the shortest possible time.

Mobilize chakra, form handprints, release ninjutsu...every link can't go wrong.

"The seal of the basic three-body technique is very simple, and the way Chakra operates is also very clear. Normal use should not be a problem."

"Earth Dungeon and Thunder Dungeon each master one ninjutsu, and one does not know Fire Dunjutsu."

"The attribute escape technique is more complicated than the three body technique, and the number of seals has also increased. From this point of view, the timing of casting must be grasped."

There were no big twists and turns in the practice of seal seal. Thanks to the solid foundation of the original owner of the body, Lei Luo was able to do 1 seals in 4 second without making mistakes.

It is worth noting that the speed of this printing is faster than the previous one.

"Maybe it's the fusion of two souls, which increases the mental power a lot, and the speed of the link seal is also affected?" Lei Luo guessed.

……

In the shade, he sometimes turned to an emergency stop, sometimes accelerated suddenly, and sometimes ran at a constant speed.

The upper limit of speed, the flexibility of the joints, the flexibility of the body... Lei Luo is familiarizing himself with the feeling brought by his new body at the fastest speed.

Sufficient preparation and a cautious attitude were the criteria for him to survive the battlefield again and again in his previous life.

Lei Luo believes that this will also be the basis for whether he can continue to live in this life.

With a whoosh, I missed a few fallen leaves floating in mid-air.Lei Luo narrowed his eyes slightly, made a sudden stop, and squatted under the shade of an inconspicuous tree.

He pricked up his ears, listening to the faint sound of weapons clashing in front of him.The sound of ding ding dong dong came in an endless stream, and you didn't need to look to know that the battle was fierce.

Judging from the intensity of the fight, the strength of the two sides should be about the same.

So, do you want to bypass it?
No, this might be an opportunity.

Lei Luo gently stroked his chin, thinking to himself.

The southeast border... At this point in time, only Kirin and Konoha can fight here.

He hid in the dark and took the initiative. If he attacked suddenly when the two sides were in a desperate state of battle, he might be able to help Konoha's ninjas establish a victory.

After killing Mist Ninja, he will join other Konoha Ninjas smoothly. One more person will give him more strength, and his life should be more guaranteed by then.

(End of this chapter)